USA: Biotech Terrorism?by Jeremy Rifkin, The Guardian (UK)September 27th, 2001For the first 10 days we worried about commercial airplanes being hijacked and used as missiles. Now, the American people are worried about a new, even more deadly threat: bacteria and viruses raining from the sky over populated areas, infecting and killing millions of people.

Phillipines: Lawmakers Vote to Label GMOsby Michael Bengwayan, Environment News ServiceAugust 15th, 2001If you are selling a product that contains genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the Phillippines you may soon have to label it ''genetically engineered'' or go to prison.

MEXICO: Farmers March Against Free TradeAssociated PressAugust 8th, 2001Thousands of farmers marched through the Mexican capital Wednesday demanding subsidies and a halt to free trade -- posing the most direct challenge yet to President Vicente Fox's 8-month-old administration.

Colombia: Chemical Spraying of Coca Poisoning Villagesby Hugh O'Shaughnessy, The Observer (London)June 17th, 2001The tiny indigenous Kofan community of Santa Rosa de Guamuez in Colombia had it hard enough with pressures from settlers on their reservation, without Roundup Ultra containing Cosmoflux 411F, a weedkiller that is being sprayed on their villages in a concentration 100 times more powerful than is permitted in the United States.

UN: Aventis Accused of Breaking Global Compactby Elizabeth Neuffer, Boston GlobeJune 15th, 2001Consumer and agricultural watchdog groups yesterday accused a multinational corporation that produces genetically modified foods of failing to uphold a UN code of business conduct to which it had agreed.

USA: World Health Threatened by Toxic Pesticide Stocksby Cat Lazaroff, Environment News ServiceMay 9th, 2001More than 500,000 tons of banned or expired pesticides are seriously threatening the health of millions of people and the environment in nearly all developing countries and countries in transition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned in a new report issued today.

BRAZIL: Farmers Demand Agrarian Reformby Mario Osava, Inter Press ServiceApril 17th, 2001Demonstrators in dozens of cities throughout Brazil and around the world marked International Day of Farmers' Struggle on Tuesday, protesting police massacres of rural workers, genetically modified seeds, and agricultural trade that jeopardises food security.

Italy: Monsanto Seed Depot Set on Fireby Alesssandra Rizzo, Associated PressApril 3rd, 2001Arsonists on Tuesday set fire to a Monsanto depot a week after the Italian government said tests showed genetically modified material in one of the company's seed shipments.

USA: The Dioxin Deceptionby Tamara Straus, AlterNetApril 3rd, 2001Behind Closed Doors reveals that year after year the publication of the EPA's report on dioxin has been stalled due to pressure from the chemical industry.

FRANCE: McDonald's Foe Jose Bové Back in CourtAgence France PresseFebruary 15th, 2001Jose Bové, French peasants' champion and hero of the international anti-globalism movement, was due back in court Thursday on trial for his part in the dismantling of a McDonald's restaurant.

USA: Going Bananasby Michael Jessen, AlterNetFebruary 6th, 2001With a history tied to colonial exploitation, union busting, presidential influence peddling, and environmental degradation, it's obvious the banana is much more than a topping for breakfast cereal or a nutritious snack food. The banana has been at the center of a controversial World Trade Organization ruling and just last month the world's top banana producer (Chiquita Brands International) appeared to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy even as it filed a half-billion dollar lawsuit against the European Union.

USA: Ten Worst Corporations of 2000by Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, Focus on the CorporationJanuary 3rd, 2001Here is the annual Top 10 Worst Corporations of 2000 list compiled by Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman. This year, rushing to the head of the pack of irresponsible biotech companies was the French corporation Aventis, the maker of Cry9C corn, sold under the name StarLink.

USA: Combination of Pesticides Linked to Parkinson's Diseaseby Cat Lazaroff, Environment News ServiceJanuary 3rd, 2001A combination of two widely used agricultural pesticides - but neither one alone - creates in mice the exact pattern of brain damage that doctors see in patients with Parkinson's disease. The research offers the most compelling evidence yet that everyday environmental factors may play a role in the development of the disease.